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In coal country, Catholics testify in favor of Clean Power Plan
… , climate scientists expect to continue to see worsening droughts, more intense wildfires and flooding, and more extreme severe weather events. “The impacts of climate change are harming …
Pope praises Bangladesh's care for Rohingya, asks global leaders for 'decisive measures'
… Nov. 28, after the government announced a plan to relocate some 100,000 of the refugees to a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal. Critics say the plan to develop Bhashan Char Island, two … settlement, is unrealistic and likely to leave the refugees on the island subject to drastic flooding during the monsoon season. Francis arrived in Dhaka Nov. 30 to a formal welcome ceremony …
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
… and the servant put them carefully in a cupboard, saying that he was keeping them safe from floods, droughts or a plague of locusts. The master handed his fortune over to his servants so …
US Catholics join pope in press for more ambitious climate action at COP23
… is viewed as the point where effects of climate change such as more powerful storms and floods and prolonged droughts and heat waves — all impacts likely to harm the poor first and most …
Hurricane-ravaged dioceses still suffering, US bishops say
… or became infested with mold. After Hurricane Harvey, parishes, schools and a retreat center flooded in the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, in some places taking in as much as 64 inches of …
Cardinal Parolin addresses US bishops with call for 'profound consensus'
… Charities USA for the organization's work assisting the people affected by the storms and flooding his own diocese experienced. It is too soon to claim the bishops are setting off in a …
COP23, led by island nation Fiji, aims to buoy urgency for climate action
… climate change has brought: high tides getting higher, water tables rising, more frequent flooding. In an upcoming podcast for the Columban Center, Lani Tamatawale, a Columban lay missionary in Fiji, described how one village experience two floods in a short period of time, the second coming as the new school years was beginning. “It … as it relates to climate change, as they often experience the impacts of harsher droughts, floods and wildfires first and most acutely, said Wesley Cocozello, communications and outreach …
Churches look to tighten security, even arm congregants, after Texas shooting
… had shot and killed several others at a nearby mission center. The memories of that day came flooding back for Boyd when he learned of the mass shooting Sunday (Nov. 5) that left 26 people …
Climate change is a threat to rich and poor alike
… world heritage island of Dominica. The impact is not confined to this region. The record floods across Bangladesh, India and Nepal have made life miserable for some 40 million people. … increasing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, leading to more intense rainfall and flooding in some places, and drought in others. Some areas experience both, as was the case this … risk now; tackle climate change in the long-term … Miami is working hard on expanding its flood protection program; $400 million is earmarked to finance sea pumps, improved roads and …
Puerto Ricans see link between poverty, hurricane deaths
… a gorge, this area of Guajataca practically became a huge muddy lake during Hurricane Maria's flooding. Weeks later, the receded waters uncovered several abandoned vehicles that had ended … residents. Due to the narrowing of the channel over time, the area is subject to frequent flooding, including raw sewage from buildings with insufficient sanitation." La Perla and Martin …